We discuss the story of a romance scam that led one man to wire almost eight hundred thousand dollars to the other side of the world. From the January 22, 2019 episode.

Tech expert Mike Agerbo explains why Microsoft is now presenting its digital assistant Cortana as a competitor to Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant. From the January 22, 2019 episode.

We finish off the show with our weekly news quiz. From the January 22, 2019 episode.

We speak with Kristina McMullin about the upcoming Cripping the Arts 2019 event in Toronto. Amy Amantea joins us from Vancouver for AMI at the Movies. She tells us what she thought of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex. Our east coast colleague Ryan Delehanty tells us who’s going to be speaking at Disability Halifax – a local variation of the TED Talks series. And Michelle McQuigge and Dave Brown join us for our weekly news panel. Today the panel will discuss the Gillette Campaign about toxic masculinity, and the fierce response it has received. The news panel continues with the trial of a caregiver in Quebec. Michel Cadotte is accused of murder in the death of his wife, who had Alzheimer’s. And our news panel concludes with actress Jameela Jamil’s choice to turn down a role playing a deaf character, because she felt the role should go to a deaf actor. This is the January 21, 2019 episode.

We speak with Kristina McMullin about the upcoming Cripping the Arts 2019 event in Toronto. From the January 21, 2019 episode.

Michelle McQuigge and Dave Brown join us for our weekly news panel. Today the panel will discuss the Gillette Campaign about toxic masculinity, and the fierce response it has received. From the January 21, 2019 episode.

The news panel continues with the trial of a caregiver in Quebec. Michel Cadotte is accused of murder in the death of his wife, who had Alzheimer’s. From the January 21, 2019 episode.

Our news panel concludes with actress Jameela Jamil’s choice to turn down a role playing a deaf character, because she felt the role should go to a deaf actor. From the January 21, 2019 episode.

Amy Amantea joins us from Vancouver for AMI at the Movies. She tells us what she thought of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex. From the January 21, 2019 episode.

Our east coast colleague Ryan Delehanty tells us who’s going to be speaking at Disability Halifax – a local variation of the TED Talks series. From the January 21, 2019 episode.